Tom Kane, author of Mara of the League
@thomasmkaneauthor.bsky.social
Fantasy author and international relations scholar, dwelling in the deep forest.
What are you researching? I just looked into the theory of consciousness known as epiphenomenalism. It is *not* what most scientifically-minded people believe to be true, but you have to split a lot of hairs to figure out what makes it different.
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
What are you researching? I just looked into the theory of consciousness known as epiphenomenalism. It is *not* what most scientifically-minded people believe to be true, but you have to split a lot of hairs to figure out what makes it different.
Fireflies have arrived!
June 6, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Fireflies have arrived!
I've had a new idea for a future novel. It will be about the spymaster Mara, protagonist of my Mara of the League series. The leader of a rebel movement fighting to overthrow one of her country's enemies asks for help, but she suspects a trap.
May 14, 2024 at 12:34 AM
I've had a new idea for a future novel. It will be about the spymaster Mara, protagonist of my Mara of the League series. The leader of a rebel movement fighting to overthrow one of her country's enemies asks for help, but she suspects a trap.
Coming Soon
Sleep of Reason
Academic fantasy
A gardener named Elena teaches herself magic, but releases a creature from her nightmares into the waking world. Meanwhile, four graduate students learn their teacher has changed their final exam in ways that might prove lethal.
Sleep of Reason
Academic fantasy
A gardener named Elena teaches herself magic, but releases a creature from her nightmares into the waking world. Meanwhile, four graduate students learn their teacher has changed their final exam in ways that might prove lethal.
May 9, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Coming Soon
Sleep of Reason
Academic fantasy
A gardener named Elena teaches herself magic, but releases a creature from her nightmares into the waking world. Meanwhile, four graduate students learn their teacher has changed their final exam in ways that might prove lethal.
Sleep of Reason
Academic fantasy
A gardener named Elena teaches herself magic, but releases a creature from her nightmares into the waking world. Meanwhile, four graduate students learn their teacher has changed their final exam in ways that might prove lethal.
What have you written about curses?
Casting curse spells is thought to be sinister and dangerous In my academic fantasy Sleep of Reason, but Elena does it anyway.
Casting curse spells is thought to be sinister and dangerous In my academic fantasy Sleep of Reason, but Elena does it anyway.
May 9, 2024 at 3:24 AM
What have you written about curses?
Casting curse spells is thought to be sinister and dangerous In my academic fantasy Sleep of Reason, but Elena does it anyway.
Casting curse spells is thought to be sinister and dangerous In my academic fantasy Sleep of Reason, but Elena does it anyway.
Preparing a Shadowrun game. The PCs get hired to warn a wannabee assassin not to take jobs better left to the big boys.
May 7, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Preparing a Shadowrun game. The PCs get hired to warn a wannabee assassin not to take jobs better left to the big boys.
What are you reading? I'm really enjoying this, by Natalie Kelda:
amazon.com/Under-Galaxian-Skies-Inner-Universe-ebook/dp/B0CRPYWT3J
amazon.com/Under-Galaxian-Skies-Inner-Universe-ebook/dp/B0CRPYWT3J
Amazon.com: Under Far Galaxian Skies (Inner Universe Book 4) eBook : Kelda, Natalie: Books
Amazon.com: Under Far Galaxian Skies (Inner Universe Book 4) eBook : Kelda, Natalie: Books
amazon.com
May 5, 2024 at 4:26 AM
What are you reading? I'm really enjoying this, by Natalie Kelda:
amazon.com/Under-Galaxian-Skies-Inner-Universe-ebook/dp/B0CRPYWT3J
amazon.com/Under-Galaxian-Skies-Inner-Universe-ebook/dp/B0CRPYWT3J
Spent the evening assisting helpful chainsaw owners clean up trees which fell in a windstorm. When the saw-man removed the tree's tops, a root mass swung three trunks into the air like a triple-armed trebuchet. Fun to watch, no damage.
April 23, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Spent the evening assisting helpful chainsaw owners clean up trees which fell in a windstorm. When the saw-man removed the tree's tops, a root mass swung three trunks into the air like a triple-armed trebuchet. Fun to watch, no damage.
So eager to finish writing this book!
April 21, 2024 at 4:56 AM
So eager to finish writing this book!
It seems to take longer to rewrite text from an unpublished manuscript than to make up something new!
April 18, 2024 at 3:00 AM
It seems to take longer to rewrite text from an unpublished manuscript than to make up something new!
Free this weekend!
Spies. Witch-hunts. A smart little girl begins a life of intrigue. Start the Mara of the League series with The Witches of Crannock Dale. amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2
Check out other free and discounted books at the Indie book Sale! indiebook.sale
Spies. Witch-hunts. A smart little girl begins a life of intrigue. Start the Mara of the League series with The Witches of Crannock Dale. amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2
Check out other free and discounted books at the Indie book Sale! indiebook.sale
April 13, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Free this weekend!
Spies. Witch-hunts. A smart little girl begins a life of intrigue. Start the Mara of the League series with The Witches of Crannock Dale. amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2
Check out other free and discounted books at the Indie book Sale! indiebook.sale
Spies. Witch-hunts. A smart little girl begins a life of intrigue. Start the Mara of the League series with The Witches of Crannock Dale. amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2
Check out other free and discounted books at the Indie book Sale! indiebook.sale
Hoping the rain melts the snow.
March 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Hoping the rain melts the snow.
Honored to say that students in a writing class I'm teaching asked to see my work. I'm showing them an antagonist's origin story.
March 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Honored to say that students in a writing class I'm teaching asked to see my work. I'm showing them an antagonist's origin story.
More snow coming.
March 22, 2024 at 3:10 AM
More snow coming.
Huge snowflakes falling. They look like scraps of paper.
March 21, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Huge snowflakes falling. They look like scraps of paper.
Who is one of your favorite fictional characters and why?
March 20, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Who is one of your favorite fictional characters and why?
Visited a friend's farm and played a TTRPG!
March 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Visited a friend's farm and played a TTRPG!
Spent too long reading controversial social media threads!
March 16, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Spent too long reading controversial social media threads!
In war, no plan survives first blood. It's up to spymaster Mara Bennet to come up with a strategy when the enemy onslaught reaches her country's capital.
Complete series: amazon.com/Mara-League-Complete-Books-1-4-ebook/dp/B0B5ZY6VLY
Book One: amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2/
Complete series: amazon.com/Mara-League-Complete-Books-1-4-ebook/dp/B0B5ZY6VLY
Book One: amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2/
Amazon.com: Mara of the League: The Complete Series: Books 1-4 eBook : Kane, Thomas M: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Mara of the League: The Complete Series: Books 1-4 eBook : Kane, Thomas M: Kindle Store
amazon.com
March 13, 2024 at 2:05 AM
In war, no plan survives first blood. It's up to spymaster Mara Bennet to come up with a strategy when the enemy onslaught reaches her country's capital.
Complete series: amazon.com/Mara-League-Complete-Books-1-4-ebook/dp/B0B5ZY6VLY
Book One: amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2/
Complete series: amazon.com/Mara-League-Complete-Books-1-4-ebook/dp/B0B5ZY6VLY
Book One: amazon.com/dp/B07XWXP1X2/
Started teaching this spring's writing class!
March 13, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Started teaching this spring's writing class!
I have time to write, but I am tired.
March 9, 2024 at 2:29 AM
I have time to write, but I am tired.
Water is welling out of the ground in my driveway.
March 8, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Water is welling out of the ground in my driveway.
Today was a day of unplanned digging. However, thanks to the soft spring ground and absence of foliage, I was able to complete a ditch and reduce the amount of water flowing down my driveway.
March 8, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Today was a day of unplanned digging. However, thanks to the soft spring ground and absence of foliage, I was able to complete a ditch and reduce the amount of water flowing down my driveway.
Chase scenes at sea.
Teenage princess vs. scheming courtiers.
An unstoppable enemy invasion.
The Mara of the League gunpowder fantasy series reaches it climax in The Rending of the world! amazon.com/dp/B08LK7SHP5
Teenage princess vs. scheming courtiers.
An unstoppable enemy invasion.
The Mara of the League gunpowder fantasy series reaches it climax in The Rending of the world! amazon.com/dp/B08LK7SHP5
Amazon.com: The Rending of the World (Mara of the League Book 4) eBook : Kane, Thomas M.: Kindle Store
The Rending of the World (Mara of the League Book 4) - Kindle edition by Kane, Thomas M.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note t...
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March 7, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Chase scenes at sea.
Teenage princess vs. scheming courtiers.
An unstoppable enemy invasion.
The Mara of the League gunpowder fantasy series reaches it climax in The Rending of the world! amazon.com/dp/B08LK7SHP5
Teenage princess vs. scheming courtiers.
An unstoppable enemy invasion.
The Mara of the League gunpowder fantasy series reaches it climax in The Rending of the world! amazon.com/dp/B08LK7SHP5
What are some historical events in your world?
I just had a burst of inspiration for what happens when two different empires in my world's past encountered the same Viking-inspired northern raiders.
I just had a burst of inspiration for what happens when two different empires in my world's past encountered the same Viking-inspired northern raiders.
March 5, 2024 at 2:09 AM
What are some historical events in your world?
I just had a burst of inspiration for what happens when two different empires in my world's past encountered the same Viking-inspired northern raiders.
I just had a burst of inspiration for what happens when two different empires in my world's past encountered the same Viking-inspired northern raiders.